Electric railway-signal.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

G. A. STAFFORD, I. P, WHITAKER & J. L, LOPP.

ELEUTRIG' RMLWAYSIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1907.

At/omey 1.2 .A i E ii JJEQ EORGE A. STAFFORD, OF BELCHERVZLLE, IRA P. WHITAKER, OF ALVORD, AND JOHN L.

* LOPP, OF GREENWOOD, 'IEXAS.

EIQEGTHEG BAZLWAY-ElG-EAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

IPate-nted April 14, 19mm '10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. STAF- FORD, residing at Belcherville, in the county of Montague, IRA PASCHAL Wnrranna, residing at Alvord, and Jens liEMUEL Leer, residing at Greenwood, in the county of Wise and State of Texas, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Railway-Flignals, of which the following is a specification.

' Our invention relates to'improvements in electric light railway signals; and the object of the invention is to provide means Wherehy a light can be thrown in a vertical and. in a forward direction from the forward end of a locomotive as a signal for other trains, and also in a rearward direction which will enable passengers to see clearly their way in getting on and from a train of cars and inanipdlating In ail and express matter, and s; hn'ther obj ect is to simplify, improve, and cheapen the cost of construction of our device over the existing prior state of the art.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts as will he hereinafter more in detail described and specilically claimed.

We have fully and clearly illustrated our inventionin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the upper part of a locomotive shown in dotted lines, and also showing our invention applied thereto. 'Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, showing two receptacles located each sideof the boilerof a locomotive. Fig. 3 is a sec-- tionalview of one of the lamps or receptacles, and Rig. 4 is a pers ective View of the device detached from the locomotive.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to'the drawings: A designates a receptacle for incandescent lamps of pearshaped contour located each side of the boiler of a locomotive and formed in two sections (1 a and him ed together, as at a more clearly shownin ig. 3, the lower section a forming a reflector 09' which may he of any suitable reflectingmaterial for reflecting the light from the receptacle through the me dium of the incandescent lamp located in the rece taclehereinbefore-mentioned ands: will e hereinafter more in detail U3 which is secured to the yoke B designates detachable tube or chimney formed 0t glass or of any other suitable material adapted for t is purpose. This tube or c l chimney lS detachahly secured to the apex E lid. A, Ml'L-lull of which having a bond tin rrin lor the purpose f ailowis'ig it to [it snugly over the top and orward end of a lor .1 .rlULlVfl to which it scoured, the ends oi this tnhc passed tlm is}; the side ol' the recepta ii r'e. E designatr-w: a rolic provided with short sleeves e which rred to the inner sides of the receptacle and which have an oscillating movement upon the ends of the stationary tube D.

ii dates on incadesrcnt lamp cated in the receptacle A and secured to the end of the tube 1) from which. an electrical conducting wire runs through the stationary tube D to a duplicate amp located in the opposits receptacle secured to the opposite end of the opposite sleeve of the yoke ii and also the opposite end of the stationary tube D. This last mentioned receptacle hein a du- 7' the one hereinhefore described, a

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designates a purl TOR the forward end of i E, itsrear or op; posits end being secured to a lever H, which in turn is secured at its lower end to the cab of the locomotive, the .71 end of said lever havinga small ratchet lei er l secured to its upper end, the lower end of lever I taking in notches in'an or sector secured to the side of the eahi When necessary to clean the lamp, the lower section of the receptacle is opened and access is allowed for such purpose, and when it relates to the chimney the set-serew is withdrawn and the chimney released, when the chimney may be cleaned. also, and then rsiastened by means of the set-screw.

The electricity can l t nerated by means of a dynamo ad Med for the purpose a'i'iiired to the boiler of ioroinot' e. By the con s auction of our j rice the rays of li ht brown gh so as to e11 his the l msitsiy coming n of the same is deemed are I trains, even from ecross mountains, so as to avoid heed-on collisions which are apt to occur if the signal is not seen in time.

From the fore oing description taken in connection with me eccompenying drawings the operation of our device will be obvious.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A receptacle for holding an incandescent lamp, said receptacle formed in two sections a lamp located in the receptacle, s tube deteclmbly secured to the upper section end the lower section forming a reflector endmeens for reflecting the light vertically and in front and rear of a locomotive, suhsten tielly as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with e receptacle formed in two sections it lemp located in the receptacle, a tube detechebly secured to the short sleeves, a pull rod having one of its ends 2 5 secured to the yoke, and its opposite end secured to a hand lever for ad usting the receptacle to control the rays of light substantie-lly as described.

In testimony whereof We affix our signe- 30 tures, in presence of witnesses.

eEoJ STAFFORD. IRA P. WHITAKER. Jose L, LoPP.

' Witnesses:

MARsHALL, JAMES GIERom-x, ORAN SPEER, JNo. A. MILLER. 

